Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow 1. Strong - Unblockable a. Cover of Darkness b. Xenograft c. Maskwood Nexus d. Keeper of Keys e. Open into Wonder f. Larceny g. Whispersteel Dagger h. Whispering Madness 2. Fun - Ninja Tribal a. Fallen Shinobi b. Ingenious Infiltraitor c. Silent-Blade Oni d. Ink-Eyes, Servant of Oni e. Sakashima's Student f. Sakashima of a Thousand Faces g. Throat Slitter h. Cunning Evasion 3. Mean - Top of Library a. Sensei's Divining Top b. Path of Ancestry c. Thassa, God of the Sea d. Retreat to Coralhelm e. Sphinx of Foresight f. Doom Whisperer g. Crystal Ball h. Temporal Trespass i. Kindred Dominance
My Yuriko deck is a mix of all 3. I run scroll rack and ways to manipulate the top. I use unblockable states to ninjutsu my ninjas in to trigger yuriko multiple times. My favorite card to check is dracho with spells like brainstorm or scroll rack to put back on top to burn my friends for 16 multiple times
As a Yuriko player i recommand putting in Tetsuko umezawa fugitive, its a great way to give unblockable to Yuriko and a fair bit of ninjas have either 1 power or toughness . Also i expected the mean way to be extra turns ( cause that's my mean way to play it ) temporal tresspass you mentioned is one of the best but don't sleep on temporal mastery with that 2 mana miracle cost and with sensei top you are garantied to have it . Fun times for you not the opponants 😏.
The biggest reason to run Cunning Evasion and Grazilaxx is this: You attack with a ninja and an unblockable creature. They block the ninja and you respond by returning to hand, then ninjitsu with the unblockable. Yuriko had this effect sort of built-in, because if a blocker kills her she can bounce to command zone then ninjitsu back in over any unblocked creatures. I know this is an older video but I think a lot of people miss this
I love Yuriko, mostly 'cause I love Kamigawa. Built her with Ninjas/Rogues theft sinergy. Top deck manipulation only if there's some other utility, such as in Seer's Lantern or Connive//Concoct.
Not sure if the video mentions it, but if you have a ways to return Yuriko to your hand, that’s almost a must have because once she hits the field, there’s no way she’ll be getting through unless you have a universal way to make creatures unblockable
For mine, I started out with ninja tribal and slowly upgraded the power level. Now it’s pretty competitive with cheap unblockables, bounce effects, top deck manipulation, counterspells and extra turns. Ironically, it can be better the keep the overall cmc really low in order to keep up the constant barrage as opposed to a bunch of big cmc spells.
Actually you want a balanced mix of all three strategies: evasive 0 or 1 drops, efficient ninjas and topdeck manipulation for big burns like extra turns and such.
I’m new to the game and I had to build a ninja deck. So I fairly finished it. The way I built it seems to be a small mix from all three topics with crystal ball and soothsaying for top deck manipulation with ninjas and big spells. Oh and changing my creature type in the deck with maskwood and other ways to change types and a small spice.
Do note that Thassa and other cards that scry on upkeep don't help because you'll then draw that card. Also, other mean spells to hit opponents for a lot of damage are split cards. Commit // Memory is a personal fav.
Cheap fast creatures with some form of evasion are essential for delivery - Nether Traitor is amazing for this as is reckless imp (always dash it), ornithopter as you can always put it back in during second main. I run multiple split cards (for the total mana value), I quite like thalakos seer because when you ninja it out you get a card as well, dimir infiltrator, unblockable for ninjutsu and finds your scroll Rack if needed. Archfiend of Despair is brutal if you hit some high Ninja flips. I also run some stupid cards that aren’t really good enough like Djinn of wishes because with tons of top deck manipulation (top and lots of scry effects) you can get away with cheating some major spells in. I don’t run too many of the weaker Ninjas, some aren’t good enough to justify the deck slot or even some where the ability is awesome but the ability is prohibitively high costed i eventually dropped them.
Solid suggestions. I would avoid the monarch card though; all your creatures are always tapped and attacking. It’s nearly impossible to not get the crackback
Is there a website that can help show me what cards to take out and add in? I’ve been looking at some deck lists and a good bit don’t have these cards in there. But I’m scared to take a card out and it hurt the synergy
My friends literally don’t want to play with me anymore bc my yuriko deck is too consistent at winning by turn 6-9. They say it’s not fun for any of them when I’m on my third extra turn, idk sounds like a personal problem to me, I’m having a lot of fun
Joel you made a small mistake. Sakashima's student copies any creature on the field, but is still a ninja. Which is insane since it os getting through and copy something huge.
I think the best way to build Yuriko is actually a healthy mix of the strong, fun and mean way cause you want unblockable creatures, ninjas and a bit of top deck manipulation :) other than that, great video, thank you! Just a thing: does Path of Ancestry work if you use ninjutsu? I don't think so cause you're not casting, right?
Ninjutsu does not trigger Path of Ancestry. Ninjutsu is an activated ability that allows you to "place" a permanent onto the battlefield, and does not count as casting that permanent from your hand.
Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow
1. Strong - Unblockable
a. Cover of Darkness
b. Xenograft
c. Maskwood Nexus
d. Keeper of Keys
e. Open into Wonder
f. Larceny
g. Whispersteel Dagger
h. Whispering Madness
2. Fun - Ninja Tribal
a. Fallen Shinobi
b. Ingenious Infiltraitor
c. Silent-Blade Oni
d. Ink-Eyes, Servant of Oni
e. Sakashima's Student
f. Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
g. Throat Slitter
h. Cunning Evasion
3. Mean - Top of Library
a. Sensei's Divining Top
b. Path of Ancestry
c. Thassa, God of the Sea
d. Retreat to Coralhelm
e. Sphinx of Foresight
f. Doom Whisperer
g. Crystal Ball
h. Temporal Trespass
i. Kindred Dominance
I find it interesting that you can literally put all the cards mentioned in one deck, add a few cards and you have a solid deck...
Very interesting... 🤔😊
@@JakeandJoelareMagic curious what your completed deck list would be in that case...
My Yuriko deck is a mix of all 3. I run scroll rack and ways to manipulate the top. I use unblockable states to ninjutsu my ninjas in to trigger yuriko multiple times. My favorite card to check is dracho with spells like brainstorm or scroll rack to put back on top to burn my friends for 16 multiple times
Nice suggestion!
As a Yuriko player i recommand putting in Tetsuko umezawa fugitive, its a great way to give unblockable to Yuriko and a fair bit of ninjas have either 1 power or toughness . Also i expected the mean way to be extra turns ( cause that's my mean way to play it ) temporal tresspass you mentioned is one of the best but don't sleep on temporal mastery with that 2 mana miracle cost and with sensei top you are garantied to have it . Fun times for you not the opponants 😏.
Ah my favorite commander
The biggest reason to run Cunning Evasion and Grazilaxx is this:
You attack with a ninja and an unblockable creature. They block the ninja and you respond by returning to hand, then ninjitsu with the unblockable. Yuriko had this effect sort of built-in, because if a blocker kills her she can bounce to command zone then ninjitsu back in over any unblocked creatures.
I know this is an older video but I think a lot of people miss this
Ah what great timing I was just about to build around Yuriko!
I love Yuriko, mostly 'cause I love Kamigawa. Built her with Ninjas/Rogues theft sinergy. Top deck manipulation only if there's some other utility, such as in Seer's Lantern or Connive//Concoct.
yeah, it's a great theme/tribal deck to build that way
"Sakashima's Student" wouldn't be $50 rn if it only targeted your creatures, that card is mondo stong!
Perfect timing, Yuriko just came in the mail for me today!
Oh awesome! How are you building it?
I lately put Yuriko into my Yennett deck, works pretty well.
Not sure if the video mentions it, but if you have a ways to return Yuriko to your hand, that’s almost a must have because once she hits the field, there’s no way she’ll be getting through unless you have a universal way to make creatures unblockable
Rogue's Passage, enjoy.
For mine, I started out with ninja tribal and slowly upgraded the power level. Now it’s pretty competitive with cheap unblockables, bounce effects, top deck manipulation, counterspells and extra turns. Ironically, it can be better the keep the overall cmc really low in order to keep up the constant barrage as opposed to a bunch of big cmc spells.
6:30 not a creature I control but any creature that is on the Battlefield. That's why that is the most expensive ninja card.
Actually you want a balanced mix of all three strategies: evasive 0 or 1 drops, efficient ninjas and topdeck manipulation for big burns like extra turns and such.
You can have a ninja come back to your hand with cunning evasion and then ninjutsu them out on unblocked ones
I’m new to the game and I had to build a ninja deck. So I fairly finished it. The way I built it seems to be a small mix from all three topics with crystal ball and soothsaying for top deck manipulation with ninjas and big spells. Oh and changing my creature type in the deck with maskwood and other ways to change types and a small spice.
Yuriko always seems cool to build. I liked the crystal ball plug haha.
These were some fun ways might even make one once I get the right cards
Do note that Thassa and other cards that scry on upkeep don't help because you'll then draw that card. Also, other mean spells to hit opponents for a lot of damage are split cards. Commit // Memory is a personal fav.
Cheap fast creatures with some form of evasion are essential for delivery - Nether Traitor is amazing for this as is reckless imp (always dash it), ornithopter as you can always put it back in during second main. I run multiple split cards (for the total mana value), I quite like thalakos seer because when you ninja it out you get a card as well, dimir infiltrator, unblockable for ninjutsu and finds your scroll Rack if needed. Archfiend of Despair is brutal if you hit some high Ninja flips. I also run some stupid cards that aren’t really good enough like Djinn of wishes because with tons of top deck manipulation (top and lots of scry effects) you can get away with cheating some major spells in. I don’t run too many of the weaker Ninjas, some aren’t good enough to justify the deck slot or even some where the ability is awesome but the ability is prohibitively high costed i eventually dropped them.
Yuriko turns is funny! And Sakashima’s student can clone Creatures you own or your frinds, to
Soothsaying work in this deck as well.
I love soothsaying. I was going to say that it needs a reprint, but I looked it up and it seems it was reprinted on the list.
Joel this commander is a beast. Thinking about crafting one
Thanks for watching, Eric!
@@JakeandJoelareMagic this Deck does work. Didn’t even need sensi diving top! Or scroll rack.
Solid suggestions. I would avoid the monarch card though; all your creatures are always tapped and attacking. It’s nearly impossible to not get the crackback
Man I miss these style videos.
I know Wizards has flooded the market and made way to many of these precons. But you use to be the king of this $🤬
I run 0 - 1 drop cmc creatures with ways to make them ninjas. Also ways to manipulate the top of the deck. Lastly I use multi card tutors.
Scroll rack + Draco ggwp
Scroll rack is perfect for this deck.
Is there a website that can help show me what cards to take out and add in? I’ve been looking at some deck lists and a good bit don’t have these cards in there. But I’m scared to take a card out and it hurt the synergy
Need a updated video
Hmm, i dont like that you zoom in the Cards....
My friends literally don’t want to play with me anymore bc my yuriko deck is too consistent at winning by turn 6-9. They say it’s not fun for any of them when I’m on my third extra turn, idk sounds like a personal problem to me, I’m having a lot of fun
Keep in mind, Sakashima's Student can come in as ANY creature on the battlefield. Not just yours.
Can Yuriko get stronger with the Kamigawa set?
Joel you made a small mistake. Sakashima's student copies any creature on the field, but is still a ninja. Which is insane since it os getting through and copy something huge.
I use haunted crossroads, putrid imp, and draco
If say 3 ninjas get through and I discard draco with the imp pay 1 put it on top reveal and draw it rinse repeat for 16,32,48 damage
Fallen shinobi doesn't get you free spells, you still have to pay for them, gives you extra spells until the end of the turn...That's huge...
Wdym it says
"Until end of turn you may play those cards without paying their mana cost"
Aka free spells
You guys gotta put Insidious Dreams in your yuriko deck.
Great card.
А где ссылка на деклист ?
Currently 11-0 using this deck.
I think the best way to build Yuriko is actually a healthy mix of the strong, fun and mean way cause you want unblockable creatures, ninjas and a bit of top deck manipulation :) other than that, great video, thank you!
Just a thing: does Path of Ancestry work if you use ninjutsu? I don't think so cause you're not casting, right?
Ninjutsu does not trigger Path of Ancestry. Ninjutsu is an activated ability that allows you to "place" a permanent onto the battlefield, and does not count as casting that permanent from your hand.
@@clint6716 that's what I thought, thanks!
I cant believe thats how to pronounce Yuriko. YUR- Eh- KO
more draw cards and artifact be better....sleepers robe for other creaters.. cloaking